A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. ~Author Unknown
by toddhead

Comment:
Absolutely elegant. The tones are perfect, the smile is perfect, her hair is perfect... DOF, exposure... perfect. Ya, I think I'll stick with perfect.

Calm before the Storm
by robm001

Comment:
I like the humor angle of this. These photos are usually the sappy kind, which is fine, but honestly a bit cliche. This tells a story that's more realistic. It's a busy photo, but it's all put together very well. I especially like the bit of vibrant photo coming in from above that's balanced by the similar colored book on the other side.

To be honest though, what caught my eye in this photo that made me keep looking was the cabinet in the background. That's an awesome piece of furniture, heh.

Family Portrait
by DCNUTTER

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That's about as cute as cute gets. It works great as a black and white, but I bet it works very well in color too.

Intensity and Whimsy
by bassbone

Comment:
Fascinating to see the difference of just a couple years. Look at the jaw development on your older boy.

:) Smiling Flute
by tamatama

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Okay, this is weird... I was looking for something today in the closet, and I found my high school flute. I almost did this exact same image, except I was going to include the left pinky key because it looked like a nose.

I was going to do my version pulled out a little bit and use the velvet blue case as a background. I think I like your version better. More in your face so to speak.

Menopause
by Kelli

Comment:
Wow, I'd never really thought about animals going through menopause, but I suppose it makes sense. She's still beautiful, saggy boobs and all!

I am a rock, I am an island
by aliqui

Comment:

Originally posted by sgeorge41362: Did you notice that the right side of the island looks like the silouette of a man's face looking upward?

The rock actually has a name, "Face Rock", so ya I did. It's off the coast in Bandon, Oregon. I was wondering how many people would catch that. Good catch!

=)

oil9.jpg
by vawendy

Comment:
Delightfully wicked! Gotta love when things don't go as planned... sometimes!

A Woman with a Veil
by denbote

Comment:
The lighting here is amazing. Bad lighting can bring out every flaw, but on the other hand lighting like this can bring out every ounce of beauty. Everything about this is great.

Dirt Rider
by MichaelC

Comment:
For some reason he looks like a royal knight. Good use of processing to given him some extra rough edge.